15 Face Criminal Charges In Decay Of Apartment Buildings

April 02, 1986|By Charles Mount.

The owners or managers of 11 Chicago apartment buildings with a total of more than 275 units faced criminal charges Tuesday for allowing the buildings to become serious hazards to residents and neighbors.

Charges of criminal housing management, a misdemeanor that carries up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine, were filed against 15 people in circuit court by State`s Atty. Richard M. Daley. A conviction also could cause the operators to lose state real estate licenses.